Romanian minehunter Sublocotenent Ion Ghiculescu

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Blyth.

HMS Blyth, 2006
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Blyth
Operator	Royal Navy
Builder	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched	4 July 2000
Commissioned	28 February 2001
Homeport	HMNB Clyde
Identification	Pennant number: M111
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	600 t (590 long tons; 660 short tons)
Length	52.5 m (172 ft 3 in)
Beam	10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)
Draught	2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	Paxman Valenta 6RP200E diesels 1523 shp, diesel-electric drive, Voith Schneider Propellers, Schottel bow thrusters
Speed	13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement	34 (accommodation for up to 40)
Sensors and processing systems	Radar Type 1007 I-Band Sonar Type 2093
Electronic warfare & decoys	SeaFox mine disposal system Diver-placed explosive charges
Armament	1 × 30mm DS30M Mk2 gun 2 × Miniguns 3 × General purpose machine guns

HMS Blyth is a Template:Sclass- of the British Royal Navy. She is the second vessel to bear the name.The first being a Bangor class minesweeper of the Second World War,pennant number J15.

Along with her sister ship, Ramsey, she has been deployed to the Middle East on Operation Aintree in 2007 and 2008 to test the class capabilities in the hot climate and maintain force operational capability in the region. Crews from other Sandown-class vessels are rotated through the 2 ships.

External links

• Royal Navy HMS Blyth (royalnavy.mod.uk)
• Media related to HMS Blyth (M111) at Wikimedia Commons